Tyler’s at his best to leave opponent Pole-axed

Tyler Goodjohn rated his win over Sylwester Walczak as one of his best performances in the ring after knocking the Pole out in the fourth round at the Brentwood Centre.

Wentworth boxer Goodjohn was in action for the first time since his Southern Area light-welterweight title fight defeat to Danny Connor in May. And he sent his opponent to the canvas in the first round before overcoming a cut eye to complete the job three rounds later.

"It was brilliant and up there with the best fights I’ve ever boxed," said Goodjohn.

"I was so confident and felt really great, so I knew I was going to box well.

"That’s not me being big-headed – I was just so confident in how I felt and how strong I felt.

"I had him over in the first round, but he was quite awkward. He was about six feet tall, had long arms and was quite rangy.

"He made it to the bell and then I was just tiring him out, making him miss in the next couple of rounds.

"I caught him with another shot at the end of the third round, and then we clashed heads and I cut my eye.

"I then went in for the kill and went straight at him in the fourth round, and that’s when I knocked him out."

Goodjohn went into the bout with a wrist problem and he has decided to go ahead with surgery tomorrow as the cut to the eye left him requiring six stitches, meaning he will have to rest from sparring for about a month.

And he expects to be back in action in a televised bout at the York Hall in March.

"I knew I was going to go there and enjoy it as I was bang on my weight in the week building up to it," said Goodjohn.

"My energy levels were just brilliant.

"I knew in the fight itself, with the adrenaline flowing, I wouldn’t feel my wrist and I didn’t.

"I’m still going to have it operated on tomorrow as I won’t be able to spar for a little while anyway."